A tree truck towing a wood chipper overturned on a Highway 101 on-ramp February 6, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California. There did not appear to be any injuries or any other vehicles involved, according to an edhat.com report.
A worker died after he was struck by a motor vehicle while performing traffic control for a tree company October 18, 2024, in Yawkey, West Virginia. Venancio Motta Santos, 44, of Shelbyville, Kentucky, was flagging for a tree company when he was struck by a pickup truck that failed to stop, according to a WCHS […]
A county worker was struck by a vehicle and killed while clearing storm debris October 10, 2024, in Polk County, Florida. Bruse T. Kinsler, 68, of Haines City, Fla., was cutting a tree that was blocking the roadway after a storm when he was struck. The driver of the vehicle, also an employee of Polk […]
A crane operator was injured when the crane he was working in tipped on its side October 1, 2024, in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The man was working as part of a tree crew when the small crane tipped. He was able to escape from the crane and was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according […]
A woman was killed and three others injured when they were struck by a truck September 27, 2024, in York County, South Carolina. Victoria Leger, 66, of Clover, S.C., was clearing a fallen tree from a recent storm when she was hit by a truck. Three people were injured, and Leger died on September 28 […]
